I Love LA (TV series)
| I Love LA | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Rachel Sennott |
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| Music by | Kenneth Blume |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Carr Rundle |
| Production locations | Los Angeles, California |
| Production companies | Bizarro Brothers Treacly Productions HBO Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | November 2, 2025 – present |
I Love LA is an American comedy television series created, written by, and starring Rachel Sennott for HBO. Its supporting cast includes Odessa A'zion, True Whitaker, Jordan Firstman, and Josh Hutcherson. It premiered on November 2, 2025.[1] In November 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.[2]
Premise
A codependent friend group reunites, navigating how the time apart, ambition, and new relationships have changed them.
Cast and characters
Main
- Rachel Sennott as Maia Simsbury, an ambitious young woman who aspires to be a talent manager
- Odessa A'zion as Tallulah Stiel, a successful influencer and Maia's college friend
- True Whitaker as Alani Marcus, Maia's friend and the daughter of a famous director
- Jordan Firstman as Charlie Cohen, a celebrity stylist in West Hollywood and Maia's friend
- Josh Hutcherson as Dylan, a schoolteacher and Maia's boyfriend
Recurring
- Leighton Meester as Alyssa, a talent manager and Maia's boss[3]
- Lauren Holt as Courtney, Maia's co-worker
- Moses Ingram as Tessa, a chef and love interest of Tallulah
Guest
- Annalisa Cochrane as Paulena, an influencer from New York City and Tallulah's frenemy
- Ayo Edebiri as Mimi Rush, one of Charlie's clients[4]
- Augusto Aguilera as Andrew, Charlie's ex-boyfriend
- Josh Brener as Victor, a crisis PR manager
- Quenlin Blackwell as herself[3]
- Caitlin Reilly as Naomi, a friend of Quenlin
- Froy Gutierrez as Lukas Landry, a Christian singer famous on TikTok
- Elijah Wood as himself
- Ben Feldman as Jeremy, Alyssa's partner
- Colin Woodell as Ben, Maia's former boss in New York City
- Callie Hernandez as Clare, a teacher at Dylan's school
- Tim Baltz as Antoine, the organizer of a noted fashion industry dinner
Episodes
| No. | Title [5] | Directed by | Written by [6] | Original release date [7] | |
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| 1 | "Block Her" | Lorene Scafaria | Rachel Sennott | November 2, 2025 | |
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On her 27th birthday, Maia approaches her boss, Alyssa, for a promotion. Alyssa is hesitant, citing Maia's lack of experience in a managerial role. Before their conversation is interrupted by a phone call, Maia describes her relationship with Tallulah, now an estranged friend living in New York City, as a time when she had a talent manager role. Later, Maia arrives home to find that Tallulah has come to Los Angeles, as arranged by their friend Alani. Their reunion is awkward, and Maia says her request for promotion was successful. At Maia's birthday party, the pair reveal they have both been lying about their successes, and decide that Tallulah will move to Los Angeles and live with Maia as a client. | |||||
| 2 | "Roger & Munchy" | Bill Benz | EJ Marcus | November 9, 2025 | |
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Maia is trying to organize a management plan for Tallulah over coffee when they are interrupted by Paulena, an acquaintance of Tallulah's from New York, who accuses her of stealing her Balenciaga bag. Maia becomes worried that Paulena will press charges in New York, potentially affecting Tallulah's career. Tallulah attempts to make amends, telling her she is six weeks sober and inviting her to dinner with Maia and her boyfriend Dylan. Paulena manipulates Maia and Dylan into doing cocaine with her, but Maia pretends to instigate a fight with Dylan to make Paulena uncomfortable and leave. After leaving, she overhears Maia and Tallulah laughing about the act, and decides to post a video to her followers disparaging Tallulah. | |||||
| 3 | "Girl's Girl" | Bill Benz | Jean Kyoung Frazier | November 16, 2025 | |
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Paulena's video goes viral, putting Tallulah's career in jeopardy. Maia reassures Tallulah that she will handle the situation, seeking help from her firm, who provide her with a pre-written apology statement. Alani encourages Tallulah to go out and enjoy herself amidst the controversy, going to a restaurant. Maia, overhearing advice from a mother, is questioning her firm's approach, while Paulena continues to post videos. Maia and Tallulah learn information from Alani, including that Paulena's family previously owned Rikers Island and now manufactures chemical weapons. They use the information to prepare a response video, going against Alyssa's advice of apologizing. Consequently, Maia is informed that Tallulah has been dropped from a shampoo deal, but she receives a text from Balenciaga asking for her address. | |||||
| 4 | "Upstairses" | Kevin Bray | Max Silvestri | November 23, 2025 | |
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Maia, Tallulah, Alani and Charlie go to a party at Elijah Wood's house, hosted by Quenlin, an influencer Tallulah has been talking to since her rebuttal video went live. At the party, Quenlin takes Tallulah away to talk about her career and they decide to record a video together for a recent TikTok trend, though Quenlin makes them do many takes, obsessing about every detail. Meanwhile, Maia and Alani go upstairs and find Elijah in his bedroom watching The Simpsons. The pair interpret him asking them to wear robes and join him on his bed as a proposition for a threesome, but realize they have misunderstood the degree of his germaphobia and leave the party alongside Tallulah and Charlie. | |||||
| 5 | "They Can't All Be Jeremys" | Kevin Bray | Sidney Butler & Austin S. Harris | November 30, 2025 | |
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Maia and Dylan are invited to dinner hosted by Alyssa and her partner, Jeremy. Shortly after they arrive, Jeremy begins to experience symptons of a migraine, triggered by Maia's loud talking and strong perfume, and he excuses himself to have a nap. Dylan goes to the kitchen to start cooking while Alyssa explains that Jeremy had a skiing accident which spurred on his migraines. When Maia excuses herself to go to the bathroom, she sees Jeremy masturbating to pornography in another room. She tells Dylan about it, but they stay to finish dinner with Alyssa. Their efforts are deemed a success when Alyssa invites Maia to join her for her profile in Forbes. Meanwhile, Charlie spends time with his new client, Lukas, who surprises him by being non-judgemental, unlike his other friends in LA. While scrolling on TikTok, Maia learns that Lukas has been killed in an ATV accident. | |||||
| 6 | "Game Night" | Lorene Scafaria | Emma Barrie & Max Silvestri | December 7, 2025 | |
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Maia accidentally outs Talullah to a Ritz Crackers executive who places her as a queer spokesperson on a mural, much to Talullah's embarrassment. Tessa comforts her with her own cringeworthy daytime television appearance, and they both vandalize Talullah's mural. At Lukas' funeral, Charlie runs into an ex-boyfriend, Andrew, and learns he is moving to New York. Alani encourages Charlie to destroy his old sex tape with him and visit a vintage electronics store where he privately watches their tape. He cries after a text to Lukas no longer delivers. During the Forbes photoshoot, Maia receives an invitation from her old boss, Ben, and gets drunk over lunch with him. She returns home during Dylan's game night and embarrasses him in front of his co-workers with sexually charged behavior, jealously targeting his co-worker Clare. Maia and Dylan then have aggressive sex, as she fantasizes about Ben. | |||||
| 7 | "Divas Down" | Lorene Scafaria | Emma Barrie | December 14, 2025 | |
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Maia and Alyssa await the arrival of Antoine, a French man in charge of an annual high-status dinner in New York. Alyssa is trying to get him interested in one of her clients, but he is more interested in Tallulah and arranges to meet with her and Maia. Tallulah is not interested, citing the failure of the previous deal with Ritz. Maia panics and accidentally drops a steak knife onto her foot, resulting in a trip to the emergency room. She eventually convinces Tallulah of the prestige of the dinner and apologizes for the Ritz deal. They arrive at the restaurant and find Antoine with Alyssa, who is trying to convince him to invite a different client instead. Maia interrupts and impresses Antoine, who officially invites Tallulah to the dinner. Angered, Alyssa asks Maia if she is willing to put the company above her own clients. Maia says she is not, and is fired. She arrives home to Dylan cleaning up after a dinner with his parents that she missed. They fight, with him being frustrated that she went to the emergency room without even calling him. He leaves, telling her that he needs a break from their relationship. | |||||
| 8 | "I Love NY" | Rachel Sennott[8] | Rachel Sennott | December 21, 2025 | |
Production
On March 18, 2024, Deadline Hollywood reported that HBO had ordered a television pilot from Rachel Sennott.[9] Odessa A'zion, Jordan Firstman, True Whitaker and Miles Robbins were announced as main cast members in June.[10] Leighton Meester and Quenlin Blackwell joined the cast in guest roles in July 2024.[11] The show was greenlit in September 2024.[12]
Josh Hutcherson replaced Robbins in May 2025 after character and plot changes.[13] In June 2025, Moses Ingram, Lauren Holt, Elijah Wood, and Josh Brener joined the cast in recurring and guest capacities.[14]
On August 26, various trade publications reported that the series was titled I Love LA and its premiere date was set for November.[1][15] On November 20, HBO renewed the series for a second season.[2]
Release
The pilot aired simultaneously on HBO and HBO Max on November 2, 2025. Subsequent episodes were released weekly in the Sunday 10:30 p.m. slot following The Chair Company and It: Welcome to Derry.[7] The season finale is scheduled to air on December 21, 2025.[15]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 85% based on 40 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "An irreverent and self-referential comedy speaking to Gen Z existentialism, I Love LA is equal parts funny and cringe thanks to creator Rachel Sennott's absurdist sensibility."[16] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[17]
References
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- ^ a b White, Peter (November 20, 2025). "'I Love LA' Renewed For Season 2 At HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ a b Han, Angie (October 30, 2025). "'I Love LA' Review: Rachel Sennott's Fitfully Endearing, Frequently Exhausting HBO Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Campione, Katie (November 10, 2025). "'I Love LA' Showrunners Rachel Sennott & Emma Barrie On Ayo Edebiri's Guest Role: "She Was Like, 'I Love It. Can I Be British?'"". Deadline.
- ^ "Shows A–Z – i love la on hbo". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "I Love LA". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ a b Gomez, Dessi (October 31, 2025). "Rachel Sennot's 'I Love LA' Episode Release Rollout On HBO & HBO Max". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Mullally, William (November 3, 2025). "Rachel Sennott sheds her old persona in I Love LA: 'I was always the victim – now I try to be fair'". The National. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 18, 2024). "HBO Orders Rachel Sennott Comedy Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 26, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (June 5, 2024). "HBO's Rachel Sennott Pilot Adds Odessa A'zion, Miles Robbins, Jordan Firstman & True Whitaker". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 5, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (July 18, 2024). "Leighton Meester, Quenlin Blackwell Join Rachel Sennott's HBO Comedy Pilot (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on March 7, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Berman, Marc. "Rachel Sennott Comedy Greenlit To Series By HBO". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 1, 2025). "Josh Hutcherson Joins HBO's Rachel Sennott Comedy Series In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 1, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (June 3, 2025). "Elijah Wood, Moses Ingram, Lauren Holt, Josh Brener Join Rachel Sennott's HBO Comedy Series". Variety. Archived from the original on June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ a b Hailu, Selome (August 26, 2025). "Rachel Sennott's HBO Comedy Gets Official Title 'I Love LA' and Sets Fall Premiere Date". Variety. Archived from the original on August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ "I Love LA: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ "I Love LA: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved November 1, 2025.